Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection Increases Mortality From Hepatic and Extrahepatic Diseases: A Community-Based Long-Term Prospective Study

Lee, Mei–Hsuan; Yang, Hwai‐I; Lu, Sheng‐Nan; Jen, C.-L.; You, San‐Lin; Wang, L.-Y.; Wang, C.-H.; J. Chen, Wei; Chen, Chiou‐Jong; the R.E.V.E.A.L.-HCV Study Group, for

doi:10.1093/infdis/jis385

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Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection Increases Mortality From Hepatic and Extrahepatic Diseases: A Community-Based Long-Term Prospective Study

Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases • Jul 17, 2012

Authors:

Mei–Hsuan Lee

Hwai‐I Yang

Sheng‐Nan Lu

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The study aimed to evaluate the risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection on hepatic and extrahepatic deaths. METHODS: A cohort of 23 820 adults aged 30-65 years old were enrolled during 1991-1992. The seromarkers hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti-HCV, and serum HCV RNA levels at...

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Medicine

Internal medicine

Gastroenterology

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